This was the last privately run England tour of Australia.
The Melbourne Cricket Club invited MCC to send a side, but they declined.
George Hirst, Wilfred Rhodes, KS Ranjitsinjhi, Stanley Jackson and CB Fry were not available.
Maclaren's great coup was to select Sydney Barnes, who had been playing in the Lancashire League and had played only a handful of games for Lancashire.
This was the first touring party to be selected and managed by MCC.
Series result: South Africa won 4–1.
Series result: South Africa won 3–2.
Match length: 3 days (except last game: Timeless).
Series result: England won the triangular tournament.
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